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GPU / PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2019

Old Jan 2, 2019, 3:38 pm
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GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2019

Consider posting:
1. Route
2. Date
3. Fare class (New Codes for PE this year!)
4. Y-O, Y-J, O-J
5. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased
6. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear

For Reference: GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2018
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2017
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2016
GPU upgrade SUCCESS 2015
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GPU / PlusPoints Polaris flight upgrade SUCCESS 2019

Old Jun 3, 2019, 8:17 pm
  #196  
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: UA MP (1K, 1MM)
Posts: 268
1. ORD-PVG
2. 2019-07-17
3. W
4. Y-J
5. Purchased & requested 34 days in advance
6. Cleared at time of purchase

(Still waiting on the outbound PVG-SFO leg to clear which is on 2019-07-04, same W fare.)
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Old Jun 9, 2019, 4:06 am
  #197  
 
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: USA
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,166
Consider posting:
1. UA 182 (DEN-FRA)
2. 8 June 2019
3. V
4. Y-J
5. Ticket purchased about 4.5 months, 18 or so weeks, before travel
6. Looked like the upgrade cleared around T-24 hours
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Old Jun 9, 2019, 11:44 am
  #198  
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Programs: UA-GS 1MM), Hertz Pres Circle, Starriott Titanium)
Posts: 1,966
1. CLE-LHR (Round Trip for 3 people)
2. 10 June 2019 return 22 June 2019
3. XN (Economy Saver) + 2GPU x3 (Wife + 2 kids) total of 6 GPU
4. Y-J
5. Ticket purchased 5 days ahead of time
6. Return leg cleared immediately, outbound leg forced through by GS agent 3 days out.
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Old Jun 9, 2019, 10:44 pm
  #199  
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: YEG
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 755
1. TPE-SFO
2. 19/08/07
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 5 months
6. At Booking

Fingers crossed my outbound SFO-TPE clears!!
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 1:07 pm
  #200  
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SFO/SJC
Programs: UA 1K & 2MM, Bonvoy Titanium & LTP, HH Gold, Accor Silver, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 2,344
  1. Route: MUC-SFO (LH 458)
  2. Date: 6/9/19
  3. Fare: J
  4. Upgrade: J --> F
  5. Booked: 6/8/19 at ~11pm, with F4 at booking
  6. Cleared: 6/9/19 somewhere between 1am and 3am
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Old Jun 10, 2019, 6:01 pm
  #201  
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Florida
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Ambassador, Hilton Gold
Posts: 673
  1. Route: LIM-IAH
  2. Date: June 2019
  3. Fare: V
  4. Upgrade: V --> PZ
  5. Booked: 5/17/2019, has hovered between P3-P5,PN0PZ0 since ticketing
  6. Cleared: ~4 weeks out, still showing PN0PZ0, never saw any visible PN or PZ space
Note: email received (unexpectedly) on a Saturday night - was a pleasant surprise.
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Old Jun 11, 2019, 6:46 am
  #202  
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: BA Bronze, United 1K, HH Gold, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,477
Originally Posted by SFHokie
1. ORD-PVG
2. 2019-07-17
3. W
4. Y-J
5. Purchased & requested 34 days in advance
6. Cleared at time of purchase

(Still waiting on the outbound PVG-SFO leg to clear which is on 2019-07-04, same W fare.)
If the outbound was PVG-ORD you would have already cleared as it's PZ9.
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Old Jun 11, 2019, 11:47 pm
  #203  
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: UA MP (1K, 1MM)
Posts: 268
Originally Posted by StuckinITH
If the outbound was PVG-ORD you would have already cleared as it's PZ9.
But alas, it's not! I was shocked that ORD-PVG was showing PZ1 when I was able to book it. *fingers crossed* on PVG-SFO clearing which is one of the hardest routes I fly to get a u/g on, especially Thursday through Saturday ex-PVG.

And technically PVG-ORD would be my inbound leg as I'm stations west of PVG :-p
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Old Jun 16, 2019, 2:30 pm
  #204  
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: WAS
Programs: UA GS, AA EXP, WN A+, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Tit, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,120
1. LAX-SYD
2. Nov 13, 2019
3. V - 2 tickets
4. Y-J
5. 5 months
6. Cleared at time of purchase

Was looking to leave one day later but IAH-SYD kept showing PN>0 but not PZ>0. Extra day in Australia sounded nice anyway . Decided to fly through LAX instead of IAH on the outbound and hope the IAD-LAX clears.
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Old Jun 17, 2019, 12:00 pm
  #205  
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: United 1K
Posts: 38
1. SFO-ICN
2. Jun 28
3. V
4. Y-J
5. 1 month
6. 5 days

my gf (gold) and i (1k) both cleared
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Old Jun 22, 2019, 10:24 am
  #206  
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: UA 1K, AS MVPG, DL GM, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,266
1. PVG-LAX
2. 6/22
3. W
4. Y-J
5. Ticket purchased 2 days before departure
6. Cleared immediately
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Old Jun 22, 2019, 10:26 am
  #207  
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: UA 1K, AS MVPG, DL GM, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,266
1. ORD-PVG
2. 6/23
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 3 days
6. Cleared just inside 24 hours from departure
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Old Jun 22, 2019, 12:42 pm
  #208  
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Originally Posted by GYEWorldTraveler
1. PVG-LAX
2. 6/22
3. W
4. Y-J
5. Ticket purchased 2 days before departure
6. Cleared immediately
Originally Posted by GYEWorldTraveler
1. ORD-PVG
2. 6/23
3. W
4. Y-J
5. 3 days
6. Cleared just inside 24 hours from departure
Is someone on a mileage run?
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Old Jun 24, 2019, 1:58 am
  #209  
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,882
Originally Posted by fumje
Is someone on a mileage run?
OP could not make the connection since LAX flight arrived after ORD flight left PVG.
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Old Jun 24, 2019, 2:17 am
  #210  
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: UA 1K, AS MVPG, DL GM, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,266
Originally Posted by fumje
Is someone on a mileage run?
Actually was not on a mileage run but had to accompany someone to LAS last minute and get back to PVG as soon as possible. So ended up flying PVG-LAX-LAS arriving at 10:30pm and then LAS-ORD-PVG departing at 11:54pm. Lots of flying but happy to be back home and got to fly in comfort the whole way - ORD-PVG got a newly modded 772.
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